Snows Swirling

I put this same post over in BIRD TALK instead of this one.

I was watching these snows feeding in a corn-stubble field at the Blackwater NWR in MD when they either got spooked or decided to re-position. I was shooting with a 50D and a Sigma 150-500. I had the lens extended to 500mm when they suddently rose up. I started shooting in the middle of them but had not pulled the lens back. They "swirled" right over the top of me and then eventually sat back down in the cornfield. Needless to say, I wasn't ready for the swirling, but I got some decent close-ups once I pulled my lens back. It was a spectacular sight!

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wheres WALLY , comes to mind .
great shot

How many are there?
Great shot!

One hell of an experience being in the middle of all that, isn't it? Nice shot.

I'm SCARED! lol Great shot.

Wow, Must have been loud there! Closest guess wins? I guess 1175 birds! Would be neat to have access to such an area, nice shot!

Stealther wrote in post #14030114
Wow, Must have been loud there! Closest guess wins? I guess 1175 birds! Would be neat to have access to such an area, nice shot!

1176 Another great shot kawshek!!! I hope you were wearing a hat

Good shot. If this is like the price is right I'll say 1.

Wow!

Wow kawshek, I didn't know you could fit that many birds in the sky at one time!
That's an amazing capture, and again, I'm sure I'd have been fumbling around trying to figure out which way to point my camera -

I keep squinting my eyes waiting for the secret image to pop out.

Great shot!

Great shot, hopefully your car wasn't parked anywhere close